Stars: John Cusack, Minnie Driver, Dan Aykroyd, Alan Arkin, Joan Cusack, Barbara Harris, Mitchell Ryan, Hank Azaria, K. Todd Freeman, Jeremy Piven, Jenna Elfman, Hank Azaria, Bill Cusack, Joan Cusack, Ann Cusack, Pete Antico, Michael Cudlitz, Brent Armitage, David Barrett, Bobby Bass, Laurence Bilzerian, D.V. DeVincentis, Sarah DeVincentis, Doug Dearth, K.K. Dodds, Traci Dority, Colby French, Lance Gilbert, Carlos Jacott, Audrey Kissel, Belita Moreno, Pat O'Neill, Steve Pink, Brian Powell, Eva Rodriguez, Jackie Rubin, Duffy Taylor, Wendy Thorlakson, Benny 'The Jet' Urquidez

Director: George Armitage

Summary: Martin Blank is a contract killer but thinks his client has put a contract out on him. He heads off to his High School reunion to escape and there he runs into his old sweetheart...

A nihilistically philosophical hit man (John Cusack) reluctantly accepts an assignment in Detroit, coinciding with his 10-year high school reunion in the ritzy suburb of Grosse Point, Michigan. While in town, he tries to patch things up with the girlfriend (Minnie Driver) he abandoned on prom night, avoid being killed by an over-zealous competitor's henchmen, and survive his surreal homecoming. The film is a bullet-ridden, darkly comedic tale of self-discovery from star-writer-producer Cusack.

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Hit man Martin Q Blank (John Cusack) is in an awkward situation. Several of them, actually. He's attending his high school reunion on an assignment; he's got a rival hit man (Dan Aykroyd) on his tail; and he's going to have to explain to his old girlfriend (Minnie Driver) why he stood her up on prom night. Grosse Pointe Blankis an amiable black comedy, cowritten by Cusack and directed by Jonathan Demme protégé George Armitage (Miami Blues), has the feel of Demme's Something Wildand Married to the Mob--which is to say its humour is dark and brightly coloured at the same time. Cusack and Driver are utterly charming--as is the leading man's sister, Joan, who plays his secretary. (Cusack received an Oscar nomination for her next role, in In &Out.) Alan Arkin is also very funny as Martin's psychiatrist. --Jim Emerson

Aspect Ratio:	1.85 Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Interactive Menu, Scene Access
Year:	1997
Release Date:	January 22, 2001
Runtime:	103 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	B E D 888205
Keywords:	Comedy, General, Blank, Grosse, Pointe
Genre:	Comedy